Teaching Resources

Children & the Arts is delighted to share these resources, created in collaboration with professional artists and educators, for use in the classroom and other education settings. They are free to download - just click on the heading.

Hard copy versions of resources are also available to buy in the online shop.

As well as introducing the basics of music, this pack looks at music’s associations with sound, with mood and emotion, and with story. It includes loads of activities to try out with your class, both listening to and creating music. Written by Dr. Vicky Cave.

This 34-page pack includes heaps of warm up games and activities; as well as longer exercises looking at conducting, samba and gamelan. Each longer exercise includes student worksheets. Written by John Webb.

This booklet contains music exploration activities for teachers and educators of all abilities. This resource is a practical means to introduce and investigate some of the most famous pieces of classical music.

This booklet contains some top activities to help you introduce dance into your classroom and advice on how to prepare your pupils for visiting a dance performance, plus an interview with the BalletBoyz.

This resource contains everything you need to turn your class into a set of performance poets. It includes activities to sharpen poetry skills, get the imaginative juices, and polish up performance skills, as well as information on holding a class poetry slam.

This pack contains step-by-step activities for getting your students writing. As well as some quick warm-ups, there are activities focussing on script writing, poetry and micro fiction. Written by Jane Anderson.

This resource contains the script for a new play for children: A Singer from the Desert Came by Jamila Gavin as well as activities based on the play, which range from characterisation to set-building with recycled materials.

Aiming to help teachers and drama practitioners make the most out of their sessions, this pack talks through the importance of games and warm-ups and provides lots of exercises to try out. Written by Adam Milford, Theatre Workout.

This pack contains tons of practical arts activities for you and your class to try out. They explore emotions, representations of the self, as well as including some large and exciting whole-class activities. Written by Dr. Vicky Cave.

This booklet is aimed at 9-11 year olds, but can used for a much wider age range. This has been especially put together to provide ideas for incorporating art into your teaching. Written by Toya Walker.

It was Children & the Arts' 12th annual carol concert on Monday 3 December. The evening was expertly hosted by Myleene Klass and featured readers from renowned British actors and music from award-winning musicians and choirs.

Thousands of children leave school having never set foot in an art gallery, watched a performance in a theatre or listened to an orchestra. Children coping with life-limiting illnesses also rarely have opportunities to enjoy accessible and inclusive arts experiences with their families.